University of Sunderland Students' Union

Analysis

University of Sunderland Students' Union is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07702161). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, University of Sunderland Students' Union reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £1.3m (-7.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, University of Sunderland Students' Union sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Settle Support (£1.3m), Aston - Mansfield (£1.3m) and Tools with a Mission (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and charitable activities 5.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £250k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.